"plow on" meaning in All languages combined

See plow on on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-plow on.ogg Forms: plows on [present, singular, third-person], plowing on [participle, present], plowed on [participle, past], plowed on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} plow on (third-person singular simple present plows on, present participle plowing on, simple past and past participle plowed on)
  1. (idiomatic) To continue with a menial, tedious, or time-consuming task. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-plow_on-en-verb-9WzFf7IQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on"

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for plow on meaning in All languages combined (1.4kB)

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